Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-05-05
PROGRESS AT wALTHAm.

sition they haeU long btcupicd anione
manufacturers ~ pocket timepiecosi
During an interview the othcrday with
n representative Of Robbins u Apple
ton, he said 1--WE have number Of
novelties that ought to be worthy Of
your attention, and in fact of the trade
In general During the year 1885, wo
have had n steadily-increaslng demand
for our better class Of goods. This is ow-
ing to the very great improvements
VIII oh have therein been accomplished.
For instance, all the watches fitted with
our patent Breguet hair-spring have
met with special favor. because Of the
great amount Of extra quality which
this hair-spring imparts to the goods.
Tho company seem to have pursued
thr policy Of hot Increasing the guam.
tity Of their lowest-pricod goods, but
rather Of putting the better and
medium grades at figures which
bring them within the reach of
n very limited purse, and en-
able dealers with very limited
capital to lay in an assorted stock Of
good-quality goods Of great popularity.
The.Bartlctt watch may be taken as an
example. Here is movement equipped
with all that can possibly be put into
watch TO make II thorough time
keeper, and its price is fabulously low
An English Matchmaker recently took
one Of these Bartlett movements of the
now model, examined It carefully, and
quietly put IL together with the remarks:
This movement is worth 60 Yet it
Is sold for nearly as many dollars.
"Wc have turned out some very fino
work in the way of bcautifying the APP
pcarance Of the watch, both in nickel
frosting and raying which never had
been done before. These processes
permit an almost endless variety Of de-
signs and patterns which adapt them.
selves beautifully to the shape of tho
watch-plate.
The chief novelty with which The
company start out this year is their one
size watch--tho smallest and thinncSt,
as well rs the finest, ladies' watch ever
made in this country. The diametcroi
its dial is Just the size Of half-dollar
piece. The train is made of gold; tho
| jcwel-settings likewise; and the jewels
themselves are faultlcss rubies of the
darkest color. The watch is thorough
" adjusted, and capable of the very
| finest time-kceping. Its price is very
modcratc-indecd, considering the cN-
ira fine quality and superior finish, il is
wonderfully low.
Another novelty is the 'Waliham
Minute Register Chronograph. This
watch is so constructed rs To show by
means Of n diminutivc dial-bit and
special hand the minutes during which
the long ifth-sccond hand rcvulves. "
Here my informant exhibited the opcr-
alton Of the chronograph. The long
ifth-sccond hand aud the small special
hand are normally stationary ~ IL, or
zero. BY pressing the stem, both hands
are started, the small hand recording
successive minutes up to fifteen. At
any moment both hands may I've
stopped, and another motion sends
them back to zero. "This device is
especially useful to sportsmen, scicn-
lists, physicians, engineers, machinists,
etc. The same attachment is applied
to the Waltham split-sccOnds chronO-
graph, making il the most durable
watch Of the Kind. inasmuch as the
mechanism is very simple and almost
indcstructiblp. The Waltham chrono-
graph is made in the first place to be
an accurate time-kecpcr, built on the
model Of the cOmpany's finest li-sizc
watch. On top OF this movement, and
without complicatiug it, the chrono-
graph attachment is fastened, thus
clearly exposing to view the entire
chronograph apparatus. The plaincst
country matchmaker can take the at-
tachmcnt apart and set it together
again without trouble. a ASwiss watch
maker recently remarked that nobody
would have dreamed ten years ago that
the Americans would ever be able to
make any so-callcd complicated time
keepers. and that they really do not
make them; but they obtained watches
that had the most exact and minute time
keeping on q much simpler construct
ion. As consequence, the American
watch is more reliable, less costly To pro-
duce, aud certainly without expense to
keep In thOrough-going order.
1.-The company have added several
grades Of six-siZc watches 10 their list,
which they will be able to put on the
market in the ncighborhoOd of March
/. This will make eight different quail
tiles Of siX-size movements, which,
with the various casCs-hunting and
opcn-face, gold, silver and alumininc-
with an almost endless variety Of
ladies' watches, afford range of choice
from the cheapest limit at which gold
watch may be expected TO The diamond
studded watch for the millionairc's wife,
During the year 1856 We have added
two new grades Of siXteen-sizc watches,
which really make that part Of the as
sOrtment n surprising one. Sixteen
size watches Of the Waltham pattern
have always becD considered a very
dsar watch 10 make; but il seems that
the Increase in the product has enabled
the company to amplify the line by tho
addition Of the Riverside grades. The
most satisfactory line Of our goods is
that Of the patent dust-proof silver
Opcn-iace cases, which are the most
popular Of the kind. For strength, sim
plicity Of construction and durability
these cases stand uneXccllcd, aud even
unapproachcd.
"Our daily product now is 1850
watches, and in case the demand
should warrant ii the output could
easily be- increased at comparatively
short HotIce. 81 IoHis Jercier.
"A traveller obtained a satisfactory
breakfast at a Southern hotel in an in
genious manner. Having called for
different items on the bill Of fare with
the unfailing result of hearing, "all
gone, sah," he fixed a stern look upon
the cOlored waiter and exclaimed in
deep tones; "Do you know where
you will 60 when you die?" Tho
waiter trembled and did not reply. but
he turned away. and with dispatch
brought out a smoking breakfast OK
chicken and other features Of good